Illa Fabulis

Illa Fabulisis a web project documenting the amazing lives, opinions and creative works of inspirational Canadian women. The goal of the project is to feature a variety of women, both well-known and up-and-coming, with an aim to highlight their accomplishments and document their unique stories. Interviews and portraits are housed on illafabulis.com and the Illa Fabulismonthly podcast features selections from the previous month’s interviews mixed with related music, readings and performances.

This month’s episode features highlights from the first four Illa Fabulis interviews:

Lara Kramer • An independent choreographer and dancer based in Montreal. Her contemporary piece Fragments was inspired by her mother’s experiences in the residential schools.

Oh My Darling • Vanessa Kuzina, Rosalyn Dennett are two of the members of one of the hardest working all-female bands in Canada today.

Madeleine Thien • Award winning author of three books of fiction. Her first book, Simple Recipes, is a touching collection of short stories. She also wrote two critically acclaimed novels, Certainty and Dogs at the Perimeter.

Jess Salomon • Jess used to work in The Hague as a war crimes tribunal lawyer before returning to Montreal to take the leap into comedy.

Music Credits:

All the Sweetness from the Oh My Darling album Sweet NostalgiaA la Claire Fontaine from the Oh My Darling album Venez Dancer